Most fun you can have with a Travelcard

[Starmill]

What is the most fun you can have with a 1>6 London Travelcard?

I've got two days out coming up in January and have a few ideas, but I'm looking for inspiration or anything I might have missed. Last time I asked for specific stations/routes/locations of interst ect, but I'm getting more now at simply how much fun you can have/had with one of these babies.

It would be nice if it were train related fun actually, not "I bought one when I went to go see my girlfriend and..."


I'm expecting more NR based responses than LU ones, so I put it here, but I'm not sure if this is an okay place...

 

[ATW Alex 101]

If your after rare line you could use your travelcard from Harrow and Wealdstone to Kensington Olympia on a Southern Service

 

[Deerfold]

It would be nice if it were train related fun actually, not "I bought one when I went to go see my girlfriend and..."

Chap I used to work with apparently used to combine the two and not wait until they got to his girlfriend's. Apparently spent some time on the Circle line. Obviously exhibitionists or they'd have been on the Bakerloo or the outer reaches of the Jubilee.

 

[tractakid]

Any of the alternative Tube Challenges. See http://tubeforum.co.uk/forum/index.php

 

[stut]

Chap I used to work with apparently used to combine the two and not wait until they got to his girlfriend's. Apparently spent some time on the Circle line. Obviously exhibitionists or they'd have been on the Bakerloo or the outer reaches of the Jubilee.

Perhaps he changed from the H&C to the Bakerloo halfway through..?

 

[Starmill]

Hahah.

"This train terminates at STANMORE" - what an aphrodisiac.

The 09/S stock lady on the other hand...

 

[transmanche]

If you have an Oyster card, then there's Chromaroma.

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Perhaps he changed from the H&C to the Bakerloo halfway through..?

Ewwww...!

 

[david_VI]

You could make it into a tiny paper aeroplane.

 

[tsr]

How many lines can you use within x number of minutes? (60 minutes, 45 minutes or indeed fewer.)

How many long staircases (where these are not for "Emergency use only") can you use before you feel the need to have lunch?

(Note: only the healthy should try this, as it involves much physical exertion and may require excessive wiliness to avoid the crowds and curious/angry staff. I accept no responsibility for legal issues, injury or death!)

 

[Peter Mugridge]

By starting very early and finishing very late many years ago ( when Saturdays weren't disrupted by the track being dug up left right and centre! ) I once ran up about 500 miles on a one day Travelcard just to see if it could be done!

It wasn't just zipping backwards and forwards on one of the longer fast sections within the zones, but there was a fair bit of repetition. From memory it involved mainly the Victoria - East Croydon / Victoria - Bromley South / East Croydon - London Bridge / London Bridge / Orpington routes.

Should be possible to still do it if you can find an engineering free Saturday provided nothing fails during the day.

 

[Deerfold]

By starting very early and finishing very late many years ago ( when Saturdays weren't disrupted by the track being dug up left right and centre! ) I once ran up about 500 miles on a one day Travelcard just to see if it could be done!

It wasn't just zipping backwards and forwards on one of the longer fast sections within the zones, but there was a fair bit of repetition. From memory it involved mainly the Victoria - East Croydon / Victoria - Bromley South / East Croydon - London Bridge / London Bridge / Orpington routes.

Should be possible to still do it if you can find an engineering free Saturday provided nothing fails during the day.

And don't forget a 1-day travelcard can last from 0001 on Saturday to 0430 Sunday (and on buses at least that's boarding before 0430 so you can get another hour on the right night bus...)

 

[IanD]

Perhaps he changed from the H&C to the Bakerloo halfway through..?

Do we have a 'Post of the year' award? This gets my vote

 

[Starmill]

Well, thank you everybody for your suggestions, I'm sad to say there is one that I certainly won't be trying, but I had no idea any alternative "challenges" existed besides, The Challenge, which I certainly wasn't going to try on a nice day out! So thanks!


And Chromaroma looks SO good that I almost want to buy an oyster to be able to use it! I really do!!!! But I hear they are fraught with max journeytimes and problems when being an enthusiast!